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She wont be offended either way.
My Clara, I chose well.
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Empiricism and Steven Moffat series arcs.
Steven Moffat is not without form when it comes to wordplay (see 2005 2014 for details).
A Gatekeeper is associated with Heaven, but Nethersphere doesnt exactly have a pleasant ring to it.
It sounds more like a description of Hitlers rumoured downstairs amendment.
Theres a potential afterlife with elements of both Heaven and Hell involved, then.
Its hard to lock down, exactly, what sort of place this is, or its location.
So, is Heaven going to be a place on earth?
Thats certainly one suggestion doing the rounds.
Further things to note?
Well, Missy dresses like Mary Poppins filtered through gin and the works of Edward Gorey.
Knackered and old, but not belonging to one particular time period.
Kinda like the Doctor does.
Kinda like how Den of Geek sees the world on Monday mornings.
The Doctor has had girlfriends and wives with the ability to change form.
Its possible that shes from the Doctors future and that he just hasnt met her yet.
Its also possible that shes delusional.
That was in Steven Moffats Children in Need episodeThe Curse Of Fatal Death, whose canonicity is somewhat dubious.
Still, theres precedent of sorts.
Et in Arcadia ego and all that.
The Master does usually pick slightly less obvious pseudonyms though.
Unless it is Charles Dance dressed up in a Michelle Gomez costume.
I dont think anyone was expecting that.
Although she could just be called Missy because she likes Missy Elliott.
Or it could be a Davros head a lure, a distraction away from the real thing.
Anyway, that all got a bit speculative.
Lets list some good solid facts.
Missy is 1.61 metres tall, or five feet and three inches.
She is an apparently alive, bipedal and humanoid fictional character.
Her umbrella makes fwip fwip noises when she spins it through the air.
Generally, she seems to obey the laws of physics (not always a given inDoctor Who).
She sounds like shes from Ayrshire.
Shes described in this monthsDoctor Who Magazineas a new villain.
The part was written for Michelle Gomez.
Shes a bit busy.
When she isnt busy, she welcomes people to the Nethersphere.
The Nethersphere is big on creating a welcoming, relaxing atmosphere to its reception areas.
Even the more admin heavy parts of it lack clutter.
Its a very Google Afterlife.
There is tea in Heaven.
